"Don't Stand Another Chance" is a song by American recording artist Janet Jackson, included on her second studio album, Dream Street (1984). It was written by Janet Jackson, her brother Marlon Jackson and John Barnes. Marlon also produced it, and provided backing vocals along with his brothers Michael, Tito, and Jackie. "Don't Stand Another Chance" was released as the lead single from Dream Street on August 13, 1984 by A&M Records.

"Don't Stand Another Chance" received generally positive reviews from critics. Although it did not chart on the Billboard Hot 100, the song managed to reach number four on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles. "Don't Stand Another Chance" became Jackson's second single to enter the top ten of the Hot R&B Songs chart, reaching number nine. In order to promote Dream Street and the single, Jackson performed the song on American Bandstand. She later included the song on her 2008 Rock Witchu Tour and her performance at the 2010 Essence Music Festival.

Janet Jackson was born in Gary, Indiana, the youngest of ten children. Jackson had initially desired to become a horse racing jockey or entertainment lawyer, with plans to support herself through acting. Despite this, she was anticipated to pursue a career in entertainment, and considered the idea after recording herself in the studio. At age seven, Jackson performed at the Las Vegas Strip at the MGM Casino and began acting in the variety show The Jacksons in 1976. The year after, she was selected to have a starring role as Penny Gordon Woods in the sitcom Good Times. She later starred in A New Kind of Family before joining the cast of Diff'rent Strokes, portraying Charlene Duprey for two years. Jackson also played the recurring role of Cleo Hewitt during the fourth season of Fame, but expressed indifference towards the series. When Jackson was sixteen, she was arranged a contract with A&M Records and released her self-titled debut album in 1982. She stated, "On my first album the songs were sort of teenage like. I wanted to make a change for my second album. The first album indroduces you. The second one sets your image. I couldn't stay like that. People would still look at me as a little girl and I'd never grow". "Don't Stand Another Chance" was written by Jackson, her brother Marlon Jackson and musician John Barnes. Marlon Jackson also produced the single and provided backing vocals along with his brothers Michael, Tito, and Jackie. Although it was slated for a mid-July release, "Don't Stand Another Chance" was released on August 13, 1984.

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